Southern California - So Cal needs a long thread "What's Up?" type thread!

Anybody collect stamps?

I used to, too. My mom made me, for some reason. Perhaps to keep me away from gangs and drugs in the mean streets of Los Altos, California. Those stamps became my refuge.

Same here, but I haven't done it in a long time. I even forgot where my stamp books are. :p

But I'm not well versed in any way. I use bare hands to handle stamps, which I was told is really bad. Too much trouble for me.

Are you versed in the way?

Non.

I used to, too. My mom made me, for some reason. Perhaps to keep me away from gangs and drugs in the mean streets of Los Altos, California. Those stamps became my refuge.

And look how well you turned out thanks to those stamps!

I sorta "inherited" a nice collection as a kid. Had fun with it for a while, but then lost interest. I rediscovered it and am interested in cataloging/valuing them, etc... possibly to sell. But, I no longer know anything about collecting. So, wondering if anyone around here can help.

When I was growing up, seemed like every kid I knew on my block took up stamp collecting. This was our first hobby. From there I moved on to U-con gas powered model airplane building and bicycle tinkering.

I sorta "inherited" a nice collection as a kid. Had fun with it for a while, but then lost interest. I rediscovered it and am interested in cataloging/valuing them, etc... possibly to sell. But, I no longer know anything about collecting. So, wondering if anyone around here can help.

When I discovered my collection in the garage a few months ago, I ran to Ebay thinking I was going to make a nice little profit. Turned out, nothing I had was even worth posting.

I still wonder if there's a hidden treasure in there that I overlooked, but I'm not curious enough to actually make the effort to look.

When I discovered my collection in the garage a few months ago, I ran to Ebay thinking I was going to make a nice little profit. Turned out, nothing I had was even worth posting.

I still wonder if there's a hidden treasure in there that I overlooked, but I'm not curious enough to actually make the effort to look.
My guess is that the accessibility of eBay has devalued stamps somewhat. :( But, yeah, I'm hoping there's some gems in my collection. There's some pretty cool WWII era stuff.

pretty busy day for me, but got to get a nice ride in for lunch. Rode down Del Dios highway for the 1st time since the fires WOW......looking around the lake, I say close to 80% of it's shores on the west end near Del Dios is burnt. The fire fighters did a GREAT job saving the homes east of Hernadez Hideaway, I saw two homes with not much left east of there. But going west of that turn off streets is where it gets bad. All back from there to Rancho Santa Fe. They saved the yellow house on the hill before the dam. The rocks were all black, half the trees in the valley were crispy. You can see how fast the fire went through the area and also see exactly where it stayed long enough to burn all the trees. Looking south towards RB, that entire hill side is black. touching stuff, I'm going to have to take a camera with my on my next ride. The smell wasn't soo bad, few places it still had that smell. But the winds were about 10-15mph coming off the coast with strong cross winds from the NW.

I'm gonna feel real bad next time I climb Palomar South grade and mesa grande......

We just had a shaker up here ... 5.6, close to San Jose.

thats pretty big one.....

No dishes fallen, no car alarms blaring off ... kinda strange. I immediately tried looking for news coverage, but nothing. I guess they won't interrupt network programming unless there is major damage to infrastructure ... like a freeway overpass!

sup

Now some earthquake coverage on the local news

I used to, too. My mom made me, for some reason. Perhaps to keep me away from gangs and drugs in the mean streets of Los Altos, California. Those stamps became my refuge.

I collected stamps as a kid, as well. Did it for quite awhile... and can't actually remember what happened to my collection! :o

I went on my first real night trail ride last night. It was neat. These Dinotte lights are awesome.

Nothing like a quick dose of Miss Piggy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNUrTjUdMKA) to start the morning.

Random Ride Thought:

"At this moment in time, I may be the only middle-aged Asian woman in the world sitting on a racing bicycle, listening to the Adolescents' "Amoeba," while surrounded by large snowmen, on the beach."

Random Ride Thought:

"At this moment in time, I may be the only middle-aged Asian woman in the world sitting on a racing bicycle, listening to the Adolescents' "Amoeba," while surrounded by large snowmen, on the beach."

Pssh...I was thinking the exact same thought a week ago.

that's funny...i was thinking the same thing...you and i are allot alike...well...except for the middle-aged Asian woman in the world sitting on a racing bicycle, listening to the Adolescents' "Amoeba," while surrounded by large snowmen, on the beach part...

I'm back!!!

they wrongfully banned me cause they be racist yo

You were gone?

I'm back!!!

they wrongfully banned me cause they be racist yo

You calling the moderators here racist?

no i called mo'phat racist

Welcome back! Didn't know you were banned; just thought you settled down after starting your new job. :)

Isn't it south of 56? Google-wise, intersection of CCRd and Shaw Valley Rd?
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Carmel+Country+Road,+san+diego,+ca&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.631106,61.347656&ie=UTF8&ll=32.940457,-117.213092&spn=0.002305,0.003744&t=h&z=18&om=1

5:30/5:45 and rolling at 6pm sounds good. I'll go get some AA rechargeables from Walmart today. I don't think my Y2000 1400mAH hi-capacity batteries are up to the task.

I'll bring my night rover, fenix and the 200L so you can do a comparison. While I'd like to see your new bike, you may want to bring your single speed so that I can keep up. 1 round trip to Penasquitos is about 1 hr for me. :lol:
Bump! If any other SD folks want to join. :D

Bump! If any other SD folks want to join. :D

it would really be counter productive of me to ride with ya bro....

and i don't have any lights...:(

he's bring 3 different light setups!!!!

I'm back!!!


who are you, yo.

Thanks Dave, yes I've just been working most of the time so no time to post :) I love my new job.

I've become a swimming fanatic. Signed up with the local YMCA and now swim at Santa Monica college in the mornings and evenings to avoid the traffic.

I am up to 2-3k swims per session so I'm not doing too bad. My stroke is bad but alot better than anyone just starting out.

I want to swim a 10k without dying.

Seriously I thought I would dominate swimming but hot damn after about 500m my first time I felt like I just did a double century. It's pretty damn hard !

My new Fenix flashlight didn't turn out to have that narrow a beam. It's better than my 16W halogen in brightness. :p

Seems like practically everyone's going to be doing some riding during the night with these recent light purchases. I like that. :)

Jeff, I found the problem with my Dinotte! The reason it just kept on flashing is because it was in flashing mode. Duh! I guess I should've read the manual before bringing it out tonight. :lol:

Double-click to turn it on, 3s hold for off, 6s hold for flash.

Phew! All this time I thought I got a lemon. :p

BTW, I somehow managed to get more 4AA battery holders than I need. You can have a few for your upcoming light purchase.

Seems like practically everyone's going to be doing some riding during the night with these recent light purchases. I like that. :)Just be careful with the guys that got the dinotte rear light. Don't draft behind them or you may go blind. :p

BTW, sorry again Jeff for the 1 hr delay. :p Sorrento Valley to SR-56 took me a little over 1 hr; normally it's 15mins.

Duh! I guess I should've read the manual before bringing it out tonight. :lol:



Oh man, you gave in ... someone actually reads the manual???? :eek:

Does anybody experience problems with wireless computers when using a light, like Niterider, or other HID lights? When I turn on my MOAB, my computer stops measuring distance and speed.

Does anybody experience problems with wireless computers when using a light, like Niterider, or other HID lights? When I turn on my MOAB, my computer stops measuring distance and speed.

I've have no problems with my Garmin and the Moab.

I've have no problems with my Garmin and the Moab.

Nice afro! Anyhow, do you use the handlebar mount on your Moab? I had to use my helmet mount to get my computer to measure speed and distance.

dave don't worry bout the time, I only wait 15 minutes or so. Not a prob + it's a night ride:D

The fenix was ALOT wider then I thought. On the DH I got to about 25 MPH and wasn't really worried about the lighting. The beam was about 100-120ft ahead. The hot spot itself was about 6ft wide, Filled up the bike lane entirely and filled the single lane up as well. Can't wait to see what two of those suckers would look like, one for a far beam and one closer. Glad to hear the Dinotte is working well too, you gotta get that one on the road.

The only computer prob I had was when I shined the light directly into the LCD screen (TOOO BRIGHT), it froze up but was good by the time I got home.

Nice afro! Anyhow, do you use the handlebar mount on your Moab? I had to use my helmet mount to get my computer to measure speed and distance.

Handlebar mount on one side, Garmins on the bars on the other.

The afro works for me, doesn't it?

So how does the Fenix compare with the Dinotte 200L in terms of beam pattern and brightness?

I would not call the little piece of paper that comes with the Dinotte a "manual."

Real men don't read manuals, no matter how small they are.

We weren't able to check it out. My dinotte went into flashing mode and I didn't know how to get out of it. At the time, I thought it was busted. :p

I got up waaaaaay too early. I think Joy is rubbing off on me. Problem is, I didn't get to bed till 11 pm. How does she do it?

You think? You THINK?!

Dude if there was any rubbing going on, you'd be more sure of it than that!

This is a funny thing written by Scott Martin in the RoadBikeRider newletter

I finally hocked my decrepit, boat-anchor road bike last week, then marched out and bought one of those new lightweight rigs. I was sorry to see the old gal go, but you gotta keep up with the times.

Plus, I got $150 for her. Not bad for a two-year-old, 16-pound carbon bike.

In her place: my new wonderbike weighing 11 pounds, including pedals, bottle cages and titanium tire levers. I can't wait to see how I look in polka dots.

There's just one small problem. To pay for my new $25,000 bike, I had to sell a few organs on eBay, and I don't mean Wurlitzers. No matter -- having two kidneys is overrated, and I'm fairly sure you can pedal a bicycle without a spleen. Besides, now I'm lighter too.

Which is good because my new machine is not recommended for anyone weighing more than 130 pounds. If I unload a couple more organs, I'll be in the ballpark. Appendix, anyone?

Actually, there's another slight difficulty. According to a sticker on the down tube, "Riding this bicycle in wind greater than 5 mph voids the warranty and can result in loss of control and/or limbs." Why did I have to move to Chicago?

Then again, the warranty's only valid for three months. ("Does not cover sprinting, riding on bumpy roads or leaning against things.")

Okay, so there's one final issue. Apparently my new bike violates the UCI's weight limit of just under 15 pounds. In other words, no Tour de France for me next year. Great -- I finally get a bike that gives me a shot at the yellow jersey, and I'm ineligible.[/font]

If I still had a spleen, I'd vent it.

LMAO Herb good story

Good morning all, amost FRIDAY YEPPIE!!!

Good morning, So Cal. I haven't been myself lately.
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:D

My company is the best on Halloween. People who want to dress up can, and we go all out. We have a costume competition, and I've won the scariest award before and I won third place in the cutest last year when I was a gypsy. This year, I dressed as Reagan from the Exorcist and talked in a demon voice. I won First Place in Scariest again! :lol:

But really...that's how I look in the morning. :p

Holy Shlt!...that's a good one Mary!

Thanks, George! :) I was rather proud of my efforts. I bought the makeup at Cinema Secrets and temporarily colored my hair (it's "mostly" washed out today, although I kind of like the light brown on me). I took the makeup off when the children came through to trick or treat, though. The little ones would have been very scared by those scars!